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Are planes allowed to land anywhere?
In general, you can land on any public land that is not a place someone else would be (like a road). If you land on a road without good reason, it could be construed as reckless. In remote areas like Alaska landing off field is routine and occurs as a matter of course.
What is it called when a plane can’t land?
24. There is no generic name in aviation describing the state of an aircraft being hold up and unable to land. The simplest term I have in mind is “circling the airport”.
Is it hard to learn to fly a helicopter?
Yes, helicopters are difficult to fly. Once you begin making small control inputs and learn how the helicopter responds, flying the aircraft will become much easier. One of the most difficult helicopter maneuvers is hovering and it’s often one of the first things a flight student is taught to do.
Why are there no planes that can fly to space?
The wing is pushed up by the air under it. Large planes can only fly as high as about 7.5 miles. The air is too thin above that height. It would not hold the plane up. Some kinds of planes can fly much higher. One special NASA plane, Helios, flew to about 19 miles.
Can a plane land on an emergency landing?
The result of the meeting accepted the total dependence of the engine reliability, hence failures and the question of an emergency landing never arises. But in the rare instances, if a engine failure arises, one has to land somewhere, within a reasonable distance and with one engine remaining.
Can a plane fly across the Atlantic with one engine?
But in the rare instances, if a engine failure arises, one has to land somewhere, within a reasonable distance and with one engine remaining. Meantime small aircraft’s flying across the Atlantic Ocean with one engine normally takes the “great circle” route which provides a number of safe havens in case of any mechanical or weather problem arises.
How far away can an airplane be seen with the human eye?
Until it gets too far away to see it anymore. Aircraft at 10,000 meters (~32,800 ft, 10 km) altitude, perfectly clear sky (no haze, no clouds, ignore refraction, etc.). You are ~6370km from the center of the Earth.